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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish (January 21, 1896 – January 24, 1973) was an American character actor born in New York City, New York. Naish did many film roles, but they were eclipsed when he found fame in the title role of radio's Life with Luigi (1948–1953), which surpassed Bob Hope in the 1950 ratings. Naish appeared on stage for several years before he began his film career. He began as a member of Gus Edwards's vaudeville troupe of child performers. In Paris after World War I, Naish formed his own song and dance act. He was traveling the globe from Europe to Egypt to Asia, when his China-bound ship developed engine problems, leaving him in California in 1926. His uncredited bit role in What Price Glory (1926) launched his career in more than two hundred films. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the first for his role in the 1943 film Sahara, then for his performance in the 1945 film A Medal for Benny, for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Motion Picture. He notably played Boris Karloff's hunchback assistant in The House of Frankenstein in 1944. He was of Irish descent, but never used his dialect skills to play Irishmen, explaining, "When the part of an Irishman comes along, nobody ever thinks of me." Instead, he portrayed myriad other ethnic groups on screen: Latino, Native American, East Asian, Polynesian, Middle Eastern/North African, South Asian, Eastern European, and Mediterranean. Besides his film roles, he often appeared on television later in his career. He spent many of his later years in San Diego studying philosophy and theology. Naish was married (1929–1973) to actress Gladys Heaney (1907–1987). They had one daughter. For his contributions to television and film, J. Carrol Naish has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6145 Hollywood Boulevard.
Acted in 213
2000s
- 2009
Producing Schlock: The Career of Al Adamson
Dr. Durea (archive footage)
- 2000
The Many Faces of Dracula
Daniel (archive footage)
1990s
- 1994
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1992
Dracula in the Movies
(archive footage)
- 1991
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Daniel (archive footage)
1980s
- 1989
Batmania: From Comics to Screen
Dr. Daka (archive footage)
1970s
- 1974
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1971
- 1970
Cutter's Trail
Froteras
1960s
- 1965
- 1964
The Hanged Man
Uncle Picaud
- 1963
- 1961
Force of Impulse
Antonio Marino
- 1960
Guestward, Ho!
Hawkeye · 39 episodes
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Cimarron City
TV
The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV
- 1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
TV
The Young Don't Cry
Plug
This Could Be the Night
Leon
- 1956
Yaqui Drums
Yacqi Jack
Rebel in Town
Bedloe Mason
- 1955
Man on a Bus
Mr Stein
Violent Saturday
Chapman, Bank Robber
New York Confidential
Ben Dagajanian
- 1954
Saskatchewan
Batouche
- 1953
Fighter Attack
Bruno
General Electric Theater
TV
- 1952
Ride the Man Down
Sheriff Joe Kneen
Woman of the North Country
John Mulholland
Denver and Rio Grande
Gil Harkness
- 1951
Bannerline
Frankie Scarbine
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Ridley, Mr. Gallup · 1 episode
The Mark of the Renegade
Luis
- 1950
The Toast of New Orleans
Nicky Duvalle
Please Believe Me
'Lucky' Reilly
Black Hand
Louis Lorelli
1940s
- 1949
That Midnight Kiss
Papa Donnetti
- 1948
The Kissing Bandit
Chico
- 1947
Carnival in Costa Rica
Papa Rico Molina
The Beast with Five Fingers
Police Commissario Ovidio Castanio
Humoresque
Rudy Boray
- 1946
It's Your America
French Soldier (uncredited)
- 1945
Getting Gertie's Garter
Charles, the Butler
Star in the Night
Nick Catapoli
Strange Confession
Roger Graham
A Medal for Benny
Charley Martin
- 1944
House of Frankenstein
Daniel
Enter Arsène Lupin
Ganimard
Dragon Seed
Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Waterfront
Dr. Karl Decker
The Monster Maker
Dr. Igor Markoff
The Whistler
The Killer
Two-Man Submarine
Dr. Augustus Hadley
Voice in the Wind
Luigi
- 1943
Calling Dr. Death
Inspector Gregg
Behind the Rising Sun
Reo Seki
Good Morning, Judge
Andre Bouchard
Harrigan's Kid
Jed Jerrett
- 1942
Dr. Renault's Secret
Noel
The Man in the Trunk
Reginald DeWinters
The Pied Piper
Aristide Rougeron
Tales of Manhattan
Costello
Jackass Mail
Signor Michel O'Sullivan
Dr. Broadway
Jack Venner
Sunday Punch
Matt Bassler
A Gentleman at Heart
Gigi
- 1941
Birth of the Blues
Blackie
Know For Sure
Tony Madroni
Accent on Love
Manuel Lombroso
Forced Landing
Andros Banshek
Blood and Sand
Garabato
That Night in Rio
Machado
- 1940
A Night at Earl Carroll's
Steve Kalkus
Down Argentine Way
Casiano
Golden Gloves
Joe Taggerty
Queen of the Mob
George Frost
Typhoon
Mekaike
1930s
- 1939
Island of Lost Men
Gregory Prin
Undercover Doctor
Dr. Bartley Morgan
Hotel Imperial
Kuprin
Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police
Richard Lane (Archive Footage)
King of Chinatown
The Professor
Persons in Hiding
Freddie 'Gunner' Martin
- 1938
Illegal Traffic
Lewis Zomar
King of Alcatraz
Steve Murkil
Bulldog Drummond in Africa
Richard Lane
Prison Farm
Noel Haskins
Hunted Men
Henry Rice
Tip-Off Girls
Joseph Valkus
- 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Frank Barden
Night Club Scandal
Jack Reed - Gangster
Thunder Trail
Rafael Lopez
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
Mikhail Valdin
Sea Racketeers
Harry Durant
Hideaway
Mike Clarke
Think Fast, Mr. Moto
Adram
It May Happen to You
Moxie
Border Cafe
Rocky Alton
The Grand Bounce
Hoodlum (uncredited)
Song of the City
Mario
We Who Are About to Die
Nick Trotti
- 1936
Crack-Up
Operative #77
Ramona
Juan Can
Special Investigator
Eddie Selton
Absolute Quiet
Pedro
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Tom Holt
Moonlight Murder
André Bejac
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Three Fingered Jack
The Return of Jimmy Valentine
Tony Scapelli
The Leathernecks Have Landed
Irenov
Exclusive Story
Comos
Two in the Dark
Burt Mansfield
- 1935
Captain Blood
Cahusac
Confidential
'Lefty' Tate
Special Agent
Joe Durell
Little Big Shot
Bert
Front Page Woman
Robert Cardoza
Under the Pampas Moon
Tito
Black Fury
Steve Croner
Behind the Green Lights
Sam Dover
- 1934
Hell in the Heavens
Sgt. Chevalier
The President Vanishes
Anti-War Demonstrator (uncredited)
Marie Galante
French Sailor Painting Ship (uncredited)
Girl in Danger
Russo
The Defense Rests
Monte Ballou
Return of the Terror
Steve Scola
The Hell Cat
Joe Morgan
Murder in Trinidad
Duval
One Is Guilty
Jack Allen
Upperworld
Lou Colima
What's Your Racket
Dick Graves
Sleepers East
Carl Izzard
- 1933
The Mystery Squadron
Collins
Havana Widows
First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
The Mad Game
Chopper Allen
Ann Vickers
Dr. Sorelle
The Last Trail
John Ross
Captured!
Cpl. Guarand
The Avenger
Hanley
Notorious But Nice
Joe Charney
Arizona to Broadway
Tommy Monk
The Devil's in Love
Salazar
Elmer, the Great
Jerry (as J. Carroll Naish)
The World Gone Mad
Ramon Salvadore
Central Airport
Drunk in Wreck (uncredited)
The Whirlwind
Injun
Infernal Machine
Bryan
Silent Men
Jack Wilder
The Past of Mary Holmes
Gary Kent
Frisco Jenny
Ed Harris (uncredited)
No Other Woman
Bonelli
- 1932
The Kid from Spain
Pedro
Big City Blues
Bootlegger (uncredited)
No Living Witness
Nick
Crooner
Nick Meyer
Two Seconds
Tony
The Famous Ferguson Case
Claude Wright
The Mouthpiece
Tony Rocco
The Hatchet Man
Sun Yat Ming
- 1931
Ladies of the Big House
Witness Against Doremus (uncredited)
Surrender
French Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Homicide Squad
Hugo
Gun Smoke
Mink Gordon (uncredited)
The Royal Bed
Laker
- 1930
Scotland Yard
Dr. Remur
Good Intentions
Charlie Hattrick
Cheer Up and Smile
Gangster Robbing Pierre's (uncredited)
Double Cross Roads
Dyke's Lookout
1920s
- 1926
What Price Glory
French Soldier (uncredited)
Appearances3
1980s
- 1983
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
- 1959
Disneyland '59
Self
1940s
- 1948
